SWSteve
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Don't worry! You can't put in mega miles* every day - do what you can and if your body says take a break, take a break
*mega miles are completely relative, it can be 10, 100 or 1,000
Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]
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Don't worry! You can't put in mega miles* every day - do what you can and if your body says take a break, take a break
*mega miles are completely relative, it can be 10, 100 or 1,000
Mo1959
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Same here Steve. I think I am addicted to bread
If it's not sandwiches, it's something on toast 
I suppose there are worse addictions.
stevey
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I have a sneaking suspicion i might be put on shifts due to the immense work load that has been introduced if it does i am outta there!!!
stevey
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Fish & Chips for us tonight - what you all scoffing? Probably healthier food than me!
Have a good evening all.
Pork chop dinner followed by home made almond cake
Geoquads
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Nae bad quine...
To be honest for London I live in one of the better 'outskirts'. Chinford > Epping Forest > Essex has some decent roads.
shelliemac
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Thats not so bad then
My chum stays in Surrey and it has some gorgeous countryside too. We are off to Yorkshire on Monday so maybe hire some cycles and have a mini tour with family.
RWright
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I have been thinking of getting one. Now you will have me making another trip to the Walmart to see what they have...after I spend a few hours researching steamers online.
I started eating raw baby carrots lately, I never really liked raw carrots before but found them not as bad as I remembered. I had always thought of them as a really healthy food, and they are I guess but I also found out they have other side effects to me. No they don't make make my skin turn orange, well at least not yet, or even make my ears grow like a rabbit. They do give me gas in a major way. I am hoping a steamer might help with that. I also plan to eat veggies more and hope a steamer makes it more likely for me to eat them in winter.
Puddles
Do I need to get the spray plaster out?
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Is a very pleased newbie tonight for the first time I was out on the bike with no bike trailer, no small people in said bike trailer & no assorted stuff (picnics, lifejackets, towels, spare clothes, shopping etc etc etc) and prior to this I had managed 7 mph with all that hanging on and never got in to 6 gear, tonight I managed 15 mph with no effort and was in 6 gear the whole time and it felt like 1 to me...
It is quite nice to know after almost a year of cycling (a utility cyclist I have been reliably? informed) I actually do quite well considering the amount of stuff I lug around and without the extra 70-80 kg I could be trotting along at a reasonable pace with little effort
It is quite nice to know after almost a year of cycling (a utility cyclist I have been reliably? informed) I actually do quite well considering the amount of stuff I lug around and without the extra 70-80 kg I could be trotting along at a reasonable pace with little effort
Nigelnaturist
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Your a cyclist, you ride bike your a cyclist.Is a very pleased newbie tonight for the first time I was out on the bike with no bike trailer, no small people in said bike trailer & no assorted stuff (picnics, lifejackets, towels, spare clothes, shopping etc etc etc) and prior to this I had managed 7 mph with all that hanging on and never got in to 6 gear, tonight I managed 15 mph with no effort and was in 6 gear the whole time and it felt like 1 to me...
It is quite nice to know after almost a year of cycling (a utility cyclist I have been reliably? informed) I actually do quite well considering the amount of stuff I lug around and without the extra 70-80 kg I could be trotting along at a reasonable pace with little effort
See weight does matter 70-90Kg is a lot to lug around.
Puddles
Do I need to get the spray plaster out?
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It is I suppose but because I am used to it I don't notice it normally, only when it is gone, I guess it depends what you get used to hence my considering what I drag around normally I would not normally notice an extra couple of kg's on the bike weight as my loads vary lots anyway (if that makes any sense)
User76 is only going to get heavier until she is ready to fly the trailer and pedal her own path and the shopping has to go somewhere and we NEED pic-er-nics & tea
Nigelnaturist
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Nigelnaturist
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I know what you mean, the weight of my bike varies from 11 to just short of 20Kg, and whilst the weight will effect the speed, I am slower because I am carrying my camera kit. Though I can still avg 14-15mph with it, I couldn't do that a year ago with out the gear. If you want to see some of my work have a look here, time permitting.It is I suppose but because I am used to it I don't notice it normally, only when it is gone, I guess it depends what you get used to hence my considering what I drag around normally I would not normally notice an extra couple of kg's on the bike weight as my loads vary lots anyway (if that makes any sense)
User76 is only going to get heavier until she is ready to fly the trailer and pedal her own path and the shopping has to go somewhere and we NEED pic-er-nics & tea
Dewsbury Viaduct Sketch by nigelnaturist, on Flickr
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Nomadski
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Lol, awesome!
On the subject of food I have had to try different things in a late attempt at removing my, ahem, "waist buffer". So dropped the white bread for brown,dropped chips, hamburgers, pizza and all kinds of quick cook foods for mostly brown rice dishes, pasta, the odd fajita (no idea if this is bad) and I'm consciously eating more fruit, peaches or nectarines every day.
It probably isn't enough to make a noticeable difference in the next 4 weeks, but I suppose its a good practice to get into anyway.
Must get out tomorrow for a short one, although after early shifts I'm bleedin shattered.
Mo1959
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Sitting here at 5am wide awake as usual but it is chucking it down. Think I will feed the animals and go back to bed. Don't mind the rain coming on once I am out but feel a bit daft setting out in heavy rain when I am only cycling for fun.
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